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UMBY welcomes 1,500 new students and brings Yogyakarta culture into its curriculum

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta welcomed about 1,500 new students during its Pradita 2026 orientation program, held from Sept. 8 to 11.
  • The university is strengthening Yogyakarta-specific cultural education and encouraging students to join one of its 46 student activity units.
  • This year’s program includes a zero-waste policy that bars single-use drink bottles and provides refill stations.

About 1,500 new students have begun their university experience at Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta through Pradita UMBY 2026, a four-day orientation program that also brings Yogyakarta culture into campus life.

On behalf of Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta and the entire academic community, we welcome you to the Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta campus at Jalan Wates KM 10. We also congratulate you on your choice to join Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta in 2026.

· Agus SlametThe UMBY rector welcomed the new students at the opening of Pradita UMBY 2026.

UMBY Rector Agus Slamet welcomed the students and said their decision to join the university was the right choice. He said the university ranks 136th among roughly 4,000 higher education institutions in Indonesia and 11th among 105 public and private institutions in Yogyakarta.

The university has three campuses, including its main site on Jalan Wates and a third location in the Ring Road Utara area of Condongcatur. It also offers 46 student activity units covering academic interests, sports and religious activities. Agus encouraged new students to use them to build skills beyond their academic abilities.

You can join them later to add skills or abilities beyond your academic capabilities.

· Agus SlametHe encouraged students to participate in campus organizations.

Pradita UMBY 2026 runs from Sept. 8 through Sept. 11, with Aftershine and GME scheduled for the closing event. The program also adopts a zero-waste concept: students may not bring single-use drink bottles, while the university provides refill facilities for tumblers. UMBY said it is also committed to becoming an inclusive campus, although the supplied article ends before giving further details.

We received about 1,500 students. Pradita UMBY 2026 will be held over the next four days, starting today and reaching its peak at the closing event on Sept. 11.

· Reo SambodoThe head of student affairs and alumni described the schedule for the orientation program.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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